Lactation Education
Fed Is Not Best, Choice Is.
How the Health Care System Is Failing New Mothers Like every other mother out there, I read this article about the death of baby Landon and my heart broke. But as a Lactation Consultant there were many other feelings that hit me like a ton of bricks, and one of them was anger. This chain of…
Read MoreBebo Mia Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week with their Top 10 Breastfeeding Blogs & Videos
If you know us, you know that our mission is to support parents in any decision they make, especially when it comes to infant feeding, however, as World Breastfeeding Week has just come to a close we wanted to extend the celebrations and continue the conversation around breastfeeding and all that comes with it; the good, the…
Read MoreBreastfeeding to Doulas, In a Much Needed Area!
Each year bebo mia set aside a small scholarship fund for their Maternal Support Practitioner Program (aka Doula Certification). Each year we talk with the most unbelievable women, strong, supportive women who are true community leaders. Often times, these women do not have the resources to jump into a doula training, but want it so bad I can…
Read Morebebo mia client talks about BREASTFEEDING!
Bebo mia was lucky enough to sit down with Deepa Maceachern, former bebo mia client and the mother of adorable 17-month old Andrew talk about breastfeeding. The last time we saw Deepa was just after Andrew’s birth– a birth so extraordinary that it ended up in the papers! We wanted to ask her a few…
Read MorePreparing for Breastfeeding Success!
Congratulations, you are having a baby! As you embark on that little adventure called “parenthood”, there are so many preparations to be made. In my practice as a private breastfeeding consultant, I see time and time again that mothers put a great deal of thought into the many things their baby may need in…
Read MoreToddler Nursing…Oh so sweet!
Toddler Nursing…Oh so sweet! I had every intention of beginning to type this blog with two hands. Computer ready, tea made and a toddler happily busy with her Duplo, I sat down in anticipation of a few moments of quality writing time. However, an empty, available lap proved far more tempting than a few plastic…
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